Why does ESPN hate Stephen Curry and the Warriors?

Honest question: why does BSPN do this?

1. Because it's easy? (less work getting real stories or reporting)
2. It expands viewership. (I can't imagine that this is true. How could that be true?)
3. Corporate sponsorship deals. (We will do ad buy X but you need to spend % time on our guy. This is too tin foil hatted a theory even for me.)
4. ???

I'm left thinking it's just option #1. Laziness.

EDIT: I mean Harden was soooo much better last night and had so much less help.

 

Harden is not as marketable or media personable.

 

For sure, and I could say more about that, but I'll leave their differences as you've summed them up.

But a priori, why should a media outlet care who is more marketable? Do they sell more ad time if Curry is on the screen more? Do average fans really want nonstop slobbering on just one player? I find that hard to believe.

 

Well, I wouldn't be surprised if State Farm had a rule that the assist of the night highlight the winning team.

 

Steph Curry is easy to promote. Like KD pre this season.

 

From ASB: ESPN: After LeBron's reign, the league could belong to Steph Curry

...and that was that.

I'm pretty sure LeBron hasn't gone anywhere but Steph is the new face of the league. ESPN said so! And they're gonna shove it down your throat.

 

ESPN will do anything for ratings including pumping up the more marketable players and teams to increase their own ratings. Suburban white kids who are normally playing baseball are tuning in to watch Curry. Harden doesn't have the same appeal to white collar suburban families. Watch the commercials during the games and ask the question - is the person who is going to buy this product likely a Curry or a Harden fan?

 

I miss the old baby ankle Curry. You could root for that Curry and not feel like you were being strong armed into liking him.

 

DING DING DING. Same with the NBA as an organization.

 

they probably have stats proving increased viewership and ad ratings for curry vs. harden.

so the narrative is to push curry as the likeable character. the reigning mvp.

 

When we had yao and Tmac we were the national team of china, but we never got out the of the 1st round.

Always complaining about the refs makes the fan base look silly.

 

hahahahaha! ESPN's latest banner on main page:



No, that's not premature at all. He's totally another MJ or Bird.

 

Well, I tell you one thing. The media likes nothing better than tearing someone down once they pump them up.

I'm actually glad they've never taken a shine to a player I love (not since Dr. J anyway).

 

Who were the media worshipping two years ago? LBJ, Kobe, and KD?

 

This is true.

Wait till Curry's cools down a bit..they will be on to Anthony Davis.

 

Lol. Skipped over Lebron and went right to the legacy players.

 

ESPN, ladies and gentlemen

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Nba.com is doing the same thing.
Warriors won game 1 and nba.com headlines say " GS dominates Hou."
I always thought dominating meant wire to wire leading. Were the other team rolls over. That's not what happened.
If Houston would have won game , watch headlines would have said " Hou escapes with a win." "Hou cheats and Wins"

 

The difference now between most of our sports coverage and the narration for professional wrestling is essentially nil. I wish yahoo could get its act more completely together, because people are ready for a real option.